The mayor of St. Petersburg thinks the television blackout of Sunday's Tampa Bay Bucs season opener bolsters his arguments for keeping the Rays' baseball stadium in Pinellas County.

Top seed Caroline Wozniacki was sent packing Friday from the U.S. Open in her semi-final match against No. 8 Vera Zvonareva of Russia, falling in straight sets 6-4 6-3.

The mackerel have been thick over the hard bottom that runs from Egmont Key to Clearwater. The best way to target them is to use live whitebait.

Boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr. was arrested in Las Vegas Friday and booked for grand larceny related to an alleged domestic violence incident, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.

Scores and highlights from Week 2 of the high school football season around Tampa Bay.

The 1993 murder of James Jordan, father of National Basketball Association icon Michael Jordan, has been removed from a list of cases said to have been mis-handled by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, AFP reported Thursday.

Mikhail Youzhny of Russia reached the U.S. Open semi-finals Thursday with a 3-6 7-6 (9-7) 3-6 6-3 6-3 win over Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka.

Kay Kellogg had one wish before cancer claims her life -- to meet National Basketball Association Dwight Howard -- and The Orlando Magic center granted it in a big way, FOX Sports reported Wednesday.

Police have cited the driver of a van involved in an accident with New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. Police said 21-year-old Ludgero Rodrigues was cited for failing to stop at a red light.

The Palm Beach Post is reporting that one of the nation's top recruits has been suspended for two games for making an obscene gesture after a contest in Ohio this week.